Door weather strip



June 9, 1936. J. l, HAMM DOOR WEATHER` STRIP Filed Nov.2e, 1955 IN ENTOR TTORNEY5- Patented June 9, 1936 UNITED STATES PATENT olFlcE i non R STRIP n E l ssii tu illuso James I. Hamm, Fairfield, Conn., assignor to The Bridgeport Coach Lace Company Incorporated,

Bridgeport, Conn., a corporation of Connecticut Application November 26, 1935, Serial No. 51,611

9 Claims. (Cl. 20-69) This invention relates to new and useful improvements in a finishing molding or weatherstrip particularly adapted for automobile doors, a1- though not necessarily limited to such use.A It is posite sides of the stiffening strip I4 as indicated at I'I and I8. This core is preferably of sponge rubber as this material is soft and resilient and maintains its shape indefinitely, although other common practice at vthe present time to use a suitable materials may be used. This fabric cov- 5 weatherstrip about automobile doors at the inering may be of any plain or fancy weave as dener side thereof comprising a rubber or fibrous sired to correspond with the interior finish or core enclosed in a woven fabric covering which upholstery of the car, and it may be secured to is sewed along one side of the tube to leave the strip I4 and the core I5 either by a layer of a tacking strip for fastening it to the sides of the cement about the core and on opposite sides of 10 door opening. This, however, after being used the strip I4, or it may be securedto these elefor a time tends to move away from the door so ments by stitching as indica/ted at I9, 0r if Drethat it no longer makes a tight contact therewith. ferred both the stitching and the Cement may be It is therefore an object of the present invenused. tion to so construct the weatherstrip that it has The Strip I4 iS not Only a Stiffening strip but 15 a spring hinge effect so that it automatically it hasaresilent spring-action, so that although it tends to press against the surface of the door to may permit the enlarged Dertien I3 0f the Strip make what may be called a pressure seal, and to yield inwardly from pressure of the door it will do this indefinitely and after continued use still tends to move outwardly against the dOOI S0 so that the desired gen1 about the door wi11 be that when the pressure is released it moves back 20 maintained indefinitely and under continued use. t0 its Original DOSOIL Il? therefore also DIeSSeS Other objects and advantages will become apwith resilient action against the surface of the parent from the following detailed description 1001 t0 always maintain the Seal and DIOVde taken in connection with the accompanying what is in effect a pressure seal to effectively predrawing. However, it will be understood that vent entrance of cold air around the door. 25 the invention is not conned to the details dis- This strip I4 is a woven wire fabric and is woven closed but includes such variations and modifica- With WaIDS 20 0f Suitable brOuS threads Such as tions as fall within the spirit of the invention. cotton 01 linen and Wil'lh a lilling 01 WefIl 2| 0f a In the drawing; special temper spring wire. 'Ihis is preferably of Fig, 1 is a detail section indicating my imrather'ne wire but with sufficient temper and 30 proved weathersi-,rip as applied to an automobile stiffness that it maintains its original position, and door; i after being bent or forced to one side will return to Fig, 2 is a, transverse section 0f the Weather- 'its original position as soon as the pressure is strip on an enlarged scale; removed. As will be seen from Fig. 4 the wire nll- Fig, 3 is a, partial side elevation and a, partial ing or weft strands 2| extend over and back un- 35 section of the strip; der the same pick which gives two wires in the Fig. 4 is a side elevation of a portion of the Same Piek, S0 that I get double the amount 0f stiifening member; and wires to the inch of fabric over a fabric where Fig, 5 is e, section similar to Fig 2 showing a, there is only one wire to a pick. In other Words slightly modified construction, the wire forms the filling in the fabric with the 40 In Fig. 1 I have shown merely diagrammatlcal- Wire Passing through the Warp tWiee 011 each Shed 1y at In one edge portion of an automobile door 0f the Warp. laying two wires together t0 increase and the door post or frame at II. My improved the efeiency of the sbringiness of the wire. weatherstripindicatedasawhole by I2 is secured This gives a Stronger Stiffening strip and 011e to the frame I I about the door opening with the which has greater holding elect for a given size 45 enlarged bead portion I3 overhanging the edge of wire so that a finer wire can be used. Along of the door opening so as to engage the inner one edge is a bead 22 preferably of any suitable surface of the door to cover and seal the joint or fiber, which is secured to the wire weft strands crack between the edge of the door and the door by a separate thread 23 passing through the opening. looped endsof the wire, or if preferred the wire 5o This improved weather or sealing strip is comstrands may be looped over this bead. This asposed of a resilient stiffening strip I 4 on one sists in securing to the stiffening strip the yieldedge of which is a yieldable resilient core I5, and able core I5. v this core is covered by a woven fabric covering This yieldable core I5 is preferably of sponge I6 which encloses the core and extends on oprubber so that it is soft and yielding and still 55 maintains its life and resiliency and therefore its original shape indefinitely. It may be formed by taking a rod of sponge rubber of any desired shape, preferably either round or oval, and slitting it longitudinally along one side and inserting the edge of the strip I4 into this cut as shown in Fig. 2, with the bead 22 preferably at about the center of the sponge rubber core, `and then pressing the sidesof the core against the sides of the stiffening strip. The fresh cut surfaces of the sponge rubber come together and engage through the openings 24 between the Wires of the weft so that they adhere to each other and make a substantially solid core about the edge of the strip, or if preferred, the sponge rubber material may be molded in position about the edge of the -strip and vulcanized while in this position, making a still more unitary construction. Then the covering I6 of woven fabric may be applied to enclose the core and the exposed portion of the strip I4 either by cementing it or sewing it thereto or both, as above described,

- thus completing the weatherstrip, which may be applied to the door opening as desired. This may be done by either cementing 'the portion 25 at one side of the enlarged portion I3 to the surface surrounding the door opening or by tacking it thereto as indicated at 26. Then this may be covered with the usual interior upholstery or finish 21 to complete the interior finish.

Fig. 5 shows a slight modication in which instead of using the solid sponge rubber core I5 I may use a rubber tube 28. This can be applied by slitting it longitudinally along one side and then inserting the edge of the strip I4 as indicated, and enclosing the strip I4 and the tube in the woven fabric covering I6 the same as in the rst form. It will be understood that although I have shown the core as substantially circular in cross section it may be of other desired shapes, such for example as oval or any other suitable shape.

It will be apparent from the above that this weatherstrip construction combines the best fea` tures of the rubber tubing or sponge rubber core covered with a woven cloth fabric with the improved effect of a. woven resilient wire fabric which is so combined with this core as to form in effect a spring hinge, and which always holds the weatherstrip positively against the door to maintain the proper seal, and this will maintain this action and effect indefinitely under continued use.

Having thus set forth the nature of my invention, what I claim is:

1. A weather strip of the character described comprising a woven attaching strip including a yieldable resilient wire extending transversely of said strip, a soft resilient core secured along one edge of said strip, and a woven finishing fabric enclosing said core and secured t0 Said strip.

2. A weather strip of the character described comprising a woven attaching strip including a yieldable resilient wire woven transversely therein to stiften the strip, an enlarged core member extending along one edge of the strip, and a nishing woven fabric enclosing the core and strip.

3. A weather strip of the character described comprising a woven attaching strip including a yieldable resilient stiffening wire Woven transversely in the strip, an enlarged core of sponge rubber embracing one edge of the strip, and a finishing woven fabric enclosing the core and strip. v

4. A weather strip of the character described comprising a woven stiffening strip having wefts of a tempered spring wire, a core of sponge rubber extending along and embracing one edge of the strip, and a fabric finishing covering enclosing the core and strip.

5. A Weather strip of the character described comprising a woven stiffening strip of fibre warp and tempered spring wire weft, a resilient rubber core secured to one edge of the stiifening strip, and a fabric finishing covering enclosing the core and strip.

6. A Weather strip of the character described comprising a woven stiiening strip including cross members of tempered spring wire, and an enlarged bead of yieldable resilient material extending along one edge of said strip, said cross members extending into the bead.

7. A weather strip of the character described comprising a stiffening strip of fibre warp threads and spring wire weft woven therewith, said wire weft extending beyond the warp at one side to form open loops, a sponge rubber core along one edge of the strip embracing and filling said loops, and a fabric nishing covering embracing the core and strip.

8. A stiffening strip for a weather strip comprising a woven fabric having bre warps and tempered spring wire weft members, and the wire weft members extending through the warp twice on each shed of the warp.

9. A weather strip of the character described comprising a woven stiiening strip including bre warp and weft members of resilient spring wire, and an enlarged bead of sponge rubber extending along one edge with resilient weft members extending into the bead.

JAMES I. HAMM. 

